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As hateful rhetoric returns, we’ve forgotten the lessons of 9/11

As hateful rhetoric returns, we’ve forgotten the lessons of 9/11

As hateful rhetoric returns, we’ve forgotten the lessons of 9/11 Journalism professor Peter Klein, director of the Global Reporting Centre at UBC, drew parallels between recent anti-immigrant rhetoric in the […]

Dec 11, 2015

Down payment changes: UBC experts available for comment

The federal government has introduced changes regarding down payments for homes over $500,000.

Dec 11, 2015

Serban up for U-20 national player of the year honour

Serban up for U-20 national player of the year honour

Earlier this week, Canada Soccer announced that UBC Thunderbirds fullback Chris Serban (Calgary) was among five nominees for the Canadian U-20 Men’s Soccer Player of the Year.

Dec 11, 2015

How much protein do you really need?

A US News & World Report article examined a number of popular high-protein diets and quoted a UBC researcher who said that people need to pay attention not only to the […]

Dec 11, 2015

UBC experts available to comment on TWU law school decision

UBC law professors are available to comment on today’s B.C. Supreme Court ruling in favour of Trinity Western University graduates practicing law in the province. Emma Cunliffe Peter A. Allard […]

Dec 10, 2015

Metro Vancouver and UBC formalize collaboration

Metro Vancouver and UBC formalize collaboration

Metro Vancouver and the University of British Columbia have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens their ongoing collaboration.

Dec 10, 2015

2015 Faraday Show: Physics in Movies (& Reality!)

Dec 10, 2015

Professor Sara Harris

UBC Professor Sara Harrison the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.

Dec 9, 2015

Prince Harry backs Vancouver veterans’ play

A Vancouver Sun article featured Contact! Unload, a play featuring the stories of Canada’s veterans. The play will be performed by Vancouver-based soldiers who have done tours of duty in […]

Dec 9, 2015

Foodies more satisfied with their lives: UBC study

Foodies more satisfied with their lives: UBC study

People who revel in the tastes, sights and scents of food report higher well-being than those who eat simply to satisfy their hunger, according to a new study.

Dec 9, 2015

UBC Laptop Orchestra

Dec 9, 2015

UBC experts available to comment on missing and murdered indigenous women inquiry

University of British Columbia experts are available to comment on the federal government’s plan for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.

Dec 8, 2015

UBC Board of Governors elects Stuart Belkin as new chair

UBC Board of Governors elects Stuart Belkin as new chair

UBC’s Board of Governors has elected Stuart Belkin as the board’s incoming chair.

Dec 7, 2015

The Arctic Carbon Cycle – Does Sea Ice Matter?

Dec 7, 2015

Contact! Unload: theatre show for veterans and their families

Contact! Unload is both theatre and therapy for Canada’s Afghanistan veterans and their families, according to articles on CBC News and Yahoo. The performance highlights the stories of four Afghanistan […]

Dec 7, 2015

Healthy relationships key to child well-being: UBC study

Healthy relationships key to child well-being: UBC study

Children’s relationships with peers and adults have a greater impact on their well–being than socio-economic status, according to new UBC research.

Dec 4, 2015

UBC Reports | December 3

UBC Reports | December 3

Dec 3, 2015

Mohamed Fahmy Lecture

Mohamed Fahmy is an award-winning journalist and author. He covered the Iraq war in 2003 for the Los Angeles Times, and published Baghdad Bound based on his experiences.

Dec 3, 2015

UBC beats Calgary to finish off 2015

UBC beats Calgary to finish off 2015

The UBC Thunderbirds men’s hockey team finished off the first half of its season on a winning note, defeating the Calgary Dinos 4-2 on Saturday night.

Dec 3, 2015

Demand for housing data is logical: UBC prof

Demand for housing data is logical: UBC prof

Demand for housing data is logical In a guest blog in the Vancouver Sun, UBC sociologist Richard Carpiano calls public demand for housing data “a logical and fundamentally Canadian demand […]

Dec 3, 2015